here's willie geist. >> look how we can all do this together, and this is really a powerful moment. >> monday was the beginning of a new era in music. at least according to some of the industry's biggest names. >> kanye, beyonce, madonna, daft punk, and more than a dozen others announce their involvement in the new streaming music service tidal. it's the only streaming service to be owned mostly by the artists themselves. >> the launch event was full of star power, but light on specifics, with few new details about how tidal plans to win fans and artists away from spot aify, the streaming service currently at the top of the charts. anyone who wants to use tidal will have to spend at least $10 a month, and cd-quality audio will cost $20, double spotify's rate. tidal will also feature videos and articles. jay-z bought a major stake earlier this year. and recruited some of music's biggest names to invest in the service as well. but will beyonce fans that don't want to pay a monthly premium still be able to stream her latest hit? unlike spotify, tidal has no free option for consumers. tay

nbc 10's willie geist reports. >> reporter: this video obtained by student newspaper the cavalier daily shows officers with the state department of alcohol beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson, outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. i go to uva [ bleep ]. >> reporter: johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> how did this happen? >> reporter: the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee, was detand after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made, the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. >> reporter: overnight, about 1,000 students gathered on uva's campus demanding justice for johnson. in a protest that was

willie geist reports. >> his head is bleeding! yo, his head is bleeding! >> this video obtained by student newspaper the cavalier daily, shows officers with a state department of alcohol, beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. >> uv ark. i go to uva! i go to uva. >> johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go to uva! >> the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts obstruction of justice without force, and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made, the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. >> overnight, about 1,000 students gathered on uva's campus demanding justice for johnson in a protes

. >> nbc's willie geist shows us the terrifying moments that were caught on camera. >> reporter: thisust posted to youtube on sunday shows sky diver christopher jones jumping out of a plane last november. >> started off as a regular jump. i got into the -- maintained a steady position. >> reporter: about 22 seconds after jones makes the jump something goes wrong in midair. jones is seen flipping on to his back into a fetal position and struggling. the 22-year-old, who has epilepsy, says he blacked out. >> my shoulders went back, and yeah i had a seizure and i don't remember anything. >> reporter: sky dive instructor sheldon macfarlane, who was wearing a camera helmet filming jones, said he noticed something was wrong with the sky diver and tried grabbing hold of him as the pair tumbled through the sky, thousands of feet above the ground. watching the video with a local reporter macfarlane says at first he couldn't reach jones. >> a bit confusing. i'm wondering why he's stopping. >> reporter: macfarlane was then able to grab jones and pull the rip cord on his parachute. >> wanting to m

nbc's willie geist has more. >> yo his head is bleeding! yo, his head is bleeding!wspaper, the cavalier daily, shows officers with the state's department of alcohol beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson, outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. >> i go to uva! i go to uva. >> johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go to uva. you racists! >> the officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry the the the bar. being detained on two counts. public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual bagsed on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made. the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand oohere today. >> overnight a thousand students demanded justice for johnston. in a protest mostly peacefully with a few incidents. >> get out of the street! >> johnson who received te

willie geist has the video that sparked the outrage. >> reporter: the video posted to youtube sundaychanting racial slurs against african americans, indicating that black students would never be admitted to the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity. the chant also references lynching. the fraternity seemed to validate the content of the video, issuing a statement saying we apologize for the unacceptable and racist behavior of the individuals in the video and we are disgusted that any member would act in such a way. brad cohen, national president of sigma alpha epsilon tweeted that the ou chapter has immediately been placed on cease and decist. the president of the university of oklahoma also released a statement sunday night saying if ou students are involved this behavior will not be tolerated and will be addressed very quickly. this behavior is reprehensible and contrary to all our values. ou students held a prayer vigil sunday night. >> i think it is a heinous act and violent, racist, shouldn't be tolerated on campus. >> the fact that we still have videos like this being made is disgusti

thank you. >> that was nbc's willie geist reporting. the investigation and the two agents involved in johnson's arrest are currently restricted to administrative duties. >>> police have identified a man who shot and killed two in mesa arizona. they say 41-year-old ryan giroux, an ex-con with a long history of violence and drugs, some call him a neo-nazi giroux shot a man and injured two women at a motel yesterday morning. shortly after that giroux went on a rampage and shot three others. they are still trying to determine a motive there. >>> and singer and actor lizza minelli is back in rehab for substance abuse. minelli checked herself in and is making excellent progress. went on to say that lizza has battled addiction over the years and sought treatment when necessary. >>> and a daredevil motorist who taunted highway patrol after an hour-long chase in l.a. is behind bars. he is charged with reckless driving and at one point stood on his bike while moving. he reached speeds over 100 miles per hour ran several red lights. he eventually

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nbc's willie geist has more on the protest and tlaeft started it all. >> hey, he's bleeding! yo his head is bleeding. yo his head is bleeding! >> reporter: this video obtained by newspaper the cavalier daily shows officers with the state alcohol and beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. [ bleep ]! >> reporter: johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go uva. [ bleep ]. >> stop fighting. >> racist. how could this happen? >> reporter: the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts. obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual. based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is abl

willie geist has more on this divesting story. >> reporter: the video posted to youtube on sunday showshanting racial slurs against african-americans. indicating that black students would never be admitted to the sigma alpha epsilon from ternt yaternity and the song references lynching. ♪ never [ muted ] ♪ >> reporter: validating the contents of the video issuing a statement we apologize for the unacceptable behavior of the video and disgusted any member would act in such a way. brad cohen, the national president of sigma alpha epsilon tweeted sunday the ou chapt hear immediately been placed on cease and desist. we have now closed the chapter and will expel all of those involved. david boren, president of the university of oklahoma also released a statement sunday night via twitter saying if o.u. students are involved this behavior will not be tolerated and will be addressed very quickly. this behavior is reprehensible and contrary to all of of our values. o.u. students held a prayer vigil sunday night. >> i think it is a heinous act and violent racist and shouldn't be tolerated on the

. >> we'll say hello to savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> good morning to you. >> nice to see you. coming up on the show the overnight developments on harrison ford's frightening crash landing. this morning we'll hear from him from the cockpit moments before the accident. >>> then consumer news. the five things not to buy at the popular big box stores. >>> then get ready to be taken to church. because we have a live performance when we see you on this friday morning right here on "today." >> yes, it certainly does. we'll see you at 7:00. thanks. >> see you in a bit. >> see you. >>> and good morning. taking a live look outside right now as the sun continues to come up. it's going to be a very cold day. i almost said beautiful day, but it will be cold and beautiful at the same time. we'll see plenty of sunshine for us today, but the main concern is going to be icy conditions. so especially along sidewalks, side streets and even your major roads, take it easy. we're tracking record cold this morning and then bitter cold conditions settling in for us heading throughout the rest of the

fortunately, we have been able to hire a lawyer. >> willie geist.about his wife's condition? he's been there since july. an awful long time. what is -- have you heard about the conditions underwhich he's being held? >> so for nearly the first five months he was held in solitary confinement. he's been moved out of that and now physically doing a little better. he has lost nearly 50 pounds. >> wow. >> winch the first two moss detained. he's really under a lot of psychological stress and is very disappointed by the treatment he has, and the rights that he's being deprived of just as an iranian citizen there. >> what contact, if any, have you had with your brother? >> i haven't been able to speak to him since july 21st. >> doug, there are two other americans being held in iran. are there not? >> there are two other americans being held and then there is a third who has disappeared in iran for a number of years. so there are four people that u.s. government is talking about. hour focus at the "post" has really been on jason, of course. >> yeah. no doubt

. >> good morning, savannah guthrie and willie geist. good to see you both. >> good morning. coming up on the show this morning, overnight developments in the investigation into that tragic plane crash in france. why have investigators still not spoken to the co-pilot's own family? >>> and this morning a "today" exclusive. amanda knox's former boyfriend speaks out in his first interview since he and knox were acquitted of murder. >>> and then the new series, do you believe? this morning the power and the science of prayer. does it work? >>> and those stories and we will visit the set of the new james bond movie. why daniel craig says you will not believe what they have got planned. all that and a lot more when we get started here on "today." vai, tracy, back to you. excited for the movie? >> i'm looking forward to it. i'm a big bond fan. >> going way back. see you at 7:00. >> thanks. >> see you. >>> and ten minutes before 7:00. the sun is up but it may be a while before we see the sun. what we are not seeing the snow that was falling in center city. we were seeing a mix of ra

with more on the developments around this story, here's nbc's willie geist. >> he's bleeding!g! >> his head is bleeding! >> reporter: this video obtained by student newspaper "the cavalier daily" shows officers with the alcohol beverage control arresting university of virginia student martese johnson outside an irish pub early wednesday morning. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. >> reporter: johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him, i go to uva. >> how could this happen? >> reporter: the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry to the bar. charging him on two counts obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual. based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. [ applause ] >> reporter: overnight, about 1,000

willie geist has more. >> reporter: this video just posted to youtube on sunday shows skydiver christopherr jump. i got into steady position. >> reporter: 22 seconds after jones makes the jump something goes wrong in mid air, he's seen flipping into his back on a feetal position and struggling. the 22-year-old with epilepsy says he blacked out. >> my shoulders went back and i had a seizure and don't remember anything. >> reporter: sheldon mcfarland wearing the helmet camera he noticed something was wrong and try the to grab hold of him as the pair tumbled through the sky thousands of feet above the ground watching the video with a local reporter mcfarland said at first he couldn't reach jones. >> i'm wondering why he's stopping. >> reporter: mcfarland was able to grab jones and pull the rip chord. >> able to get him safely down to the ground. >> he ren gained consciousness 3,000 feet before hitting the ground making a controlled landing. no ambulance had to be called. >> my thoughts when i regained consciousness, go through the steps what i need to do. >> reporter: jones had medical approv

>> yes. >> you wanted to be anchorman willie geist? >> i was taking s.a.t.ds are developing along the right social -- developing the right skill sets. right? on the arizona department of education, the website and the list includes things like started a college savings account. >> for kindergarten? >> i think this is more geared towards parents obviously to get them thinking along this track. i will read picture books about careers and select the jobs i like. you see in this checklist here and the little car that attracts kids. i will attend a community event on college campus. >> you driving? >> i will check out scholarships. >> so they give it to the kids? >> it is on the website. >> obviously this is to get parents starting to think of everything you learn in kindergarten after all. then i guess it gets you thinking the next 12 years, these are sort of the skills you want to build on. but wow. >> no time to just settle in. >> i played in the sand that day. >> i'm only laughing because i have a kindergartner and he can't tie his shoes. the idea that he's g

willie geist will walk you through everything and why it may change the music business.e want to ask you because a lot of the early chatter about stilths about the price. what are you willing to pay for? nothing, $10 a month or 2o a month or let us know the survey with willie and we will have results for results for today.com. >> it's higher than spotify and others but hd videos and high fidelity songs. >> still coming out of a speaker. >> do they have eight track? >> thank you. >> coming up is democratic senator elizabeth warren reconsidering the calls for the white house. we will ask her. >> and the daughters of a mom at center of a train crash speak out for the first time. what is haunting them two monthses after the accident. first, this is on nbc. >> why was russell crowe getting phone calls in the middle of the night from michael jackson? >> knock knock. do headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, let's-rock-this-concert- like-it's-1999 kind of mom. back pain? motrin helps you be the side-planking keeping-up-with- your-girlfriend- even-though-you'll-feel-it- l

just like that willie geist takes one in the side of the face.ng redone. because meredith who is the guest pier she turned one over. >> unbelievable. ed the producers said we have key lime pies for you. are you crazy? those are heavy. they originally wanted to do frozen pies. >> not even thawed out. >> they scooped it out and did just whipped cream. soupy sales said you down the use whipped cream. it starts to go sour and it's sticky. you use shaving cream. >> it filled my ear. i looked deep into tamron's soul. i said don't you do it. >> you look at willie's face. don't you do it. >> he saw it coming too. she stared me down and thought and thought. >> she did it at the commercial break. why didn't you wait. >> tamron hall. >> did you have to go for the hair. >> that was an ambush. >> i agree, but you went for my hair man. so i wasn't going to hit willie with the pie. >> then what happened. >> you stared me down. >> it's your fault. >> i pleaded to spare me in that moment. >> this is the face of a man who knows. >> tamron! don't do it. when i was

i'm willie geist with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall. a nice looking crowd.ad a one-hour drive and it took three hours. i never have seen so many cars spun out. >> in the car with the kids. >> it's dangerous. >> you don't want them to know you are freaking out. >> i understand why they say knuckle. >> totally. a lot of people are going through that. amazing video out of australia this morning. this is skydiving. christopher jones in november. posted on you tube. he has a seizure. he has epilepsy. for about 30 seconds, you see him curl up and he is unconscious. his skydive instructor propels himself down and turns himself into a bullet to catch up and pulls the rip cord on the chute and he regains consciousness. they didn't even have to call an ambulance. he said he did blackout and didn't remember anything about it. >> started off as a regular jump. i got into the position and my shoulders went back and i had a seizure and i don't remember anything with the parachute. >> he has not had a seizure in four years and was medically cleared to make the jump. >> he

willie geist is here with the latest on that. >> the video allegedly shows members of the sigma alpha epsilon using racist language after seeing it the national president called an immediate board meeting and took swift action. the video posted to you tube on sunday shows multiple people chanting racial slurs against african-americans indicating that black students would never be admitted to the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity. they referenced lynching. the fraternity seemed to validate the contents of the video, issuing a statement saying we apologize for the unacceptable and racist behavior of the individuals in the video and we are disgusted that any member would act in such a way. brad cohen tweeted that the ou chapter has immediately been placed on a cease and desist. we have now closed the chapter and will expel all those involved. david boren also released a statement via twitter saying if ou students are involved this behavior will not be tolerated and will be addressed very quickly. this behavior is reprehensible and contrary to all our values. ou students held a prayer vigil

nouns from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall," another big crowd getting bigger every day. spring break and good weather coming together. >> they take out their place. >> was it last week? friday. everybody saw us chowing down. we don't fake eat. >> two. >> a lot of chefs in that plaza. >> wow! >> i love that. >> natalie is here on friday night. thank you very much. talks like yosemite sam. where are we going to do? >> >> we just spit it out. >> i made filet this morning with thyme on top like you had in a cast iron skillet. you got me thinking. >> you talk about steak and your baby feet. >> i am clean and it's all -- it feels like -- you started when i was away. >> they were not as bad. i went to get a pedicure in between. i felt so bad. >> you are not supposed to. >> what is happening here? >> kathie lee suggested i use this product called baby foot. i use baby foot to my horror my skin molted. >> it's supposed to do that. >> people said your feet are dry. i had perfectly normal feet. i get regular pedicures and this concoctio

okay. >> congressman salmon willie geist.srael, a good deal for the united states with iran. what does that look like to you? heard the president talk again yesterday about a, quote, verifiable freeze on development of nuclear material for ten years. does that sound like a good deal to you? >> i think that the deal should say basically zero enrichment of uranium. there's tons of countries that have peaceful nuclear programs that do not enrich uranium. i don't believe they should be enriching uranium. >> matt richard haass, do you have a question? >> congressman, it seems to me zero chance that you can negotiate a deal where iran would have zero uranium. that horse left p barn. we'recentrifuges, what kind of inspections for what duration. >> richard, let me interrupt you. how has there been such slippage through the years? how do we get to this point where they have all the centrifuge, enrich uranium. george w. bush drew one line after another. barack obama drew the line. iran crossed the lines and now we find b ourselves in t

willie geist takes one in the side of the face.ron takes one right in the keister or kisser. >> meanwhile, she is nowhere to be found. >> she's getting redone. >> carson's suit is ruined. >> ruined. meredith vieira turned on you. >> she ran out of here quick. >> i have to tell you, i've never seen anything like it. >> unbelievable. carson i'm wearing your jacket. >> it's incredible. it's whip cream. first of all, the producers had no idea they said, we've got real key lime pies for you. are you crazy? those are heavy and would hurt. originally they wanted to do frozen sara lee pies. which -- >> not even thawed out. >> i know. so they scooped it out and just whip cream. which soupy sales, god rest his soul the king of pie, said you don't use whip cream. you use shaving cream because whip cream as we know starts to go sour and is sticky. >> it filled my ear, for one thing. i looked into tamron's eyes deep into her soul don't you do it and she looked at me and did it. it said a lot. >> look at willie's face. this is serious. >> don't

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we were just talking about willie geist, a similar situation. someone sent us an iphone video falling and crying. the senator up in new hampshire. we've got a clip. he's doing a town hall meeting. >> listen to her voice. >> check it out. >> obamacare is a train wreck. and the obama/clinton foreign policy of leading from behind the whole world is on fire. >> the whole world is on fire? >> the world is on fire yes. your world is on fire. but you know what? your mommy is here and everyone is here to make sure that the world you grow up in is. even better. >> good recovery. a little late i tell you, a little late. >> a little laughter around there, everything. >> for the record the little girl's mother called in and said she's a big ted cruz supporter and said the girl was not crying and said the world is on fire and ted cruz is going to put it out. >> you're a fireman. >> i actually talked to the mother yesterday, called her because she was very dismayed. this is blown up in the media. every reporter has written about it. it's gotten worse and wors

. >> paula, it's willie geist.l sanctions or threats militarily. is there anything that can be done by the international community that will make this man feel that he's beening pinched? >> well, you know, i think there are a number of steps that can be taken. first of all, when the ukrainians have requested defensive military assistance we should be moving forward rapidly on that. secondly putin has really targeted our institutions. he's questioned them the values that we embrace. he literally has tried to bring into question what our institutions nato eu are, in fact, vigilant. we have to show strength that we're resolute. not just only talk the talk but also walk the walk in this case. and literally undertake steps that show our strength and that these institutions matter. and then also let me just add. economic assistance to ukraine also matters. you know what's straking to me? i hear many russians who are interested in seeing a stabilized secure ukraine and their argument is don't pay attention to everything r

. >> it's willie geist. i applaud you for taking on this.n our backyard not half way around the world. what about the other side the people running the organization. the victims are 12 years old, which turns your stomach on its own. what about the men peddling. what do you do with them? >> working with trafficking facilitators. people that know it's going on but doing nothing about it. private companies, hotels airlines are rising to the challenge and helping prosecutors offices to make the cases. this is something that years ago, no one was dealing with. now, we are giving 40-year sentences out of st. paul minnesota. we have seen the destruction the rings brought. a 12-year-old from rochester, minnesota, got a text, thrown in a car, raped and sold with sexually explicit pictures the next day on craigslist. two guys bought her and raped her. the internet as created ability for them to engage in this criminal activity. >> thank you very much for what you are doing. thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next lawmakers have known since last summer th

me and willie geist will get you. march madness. we know half of the teams. we have arizona, wisconsin and notre dame. thank you very much. they all won and they are high seeded teams. what was not expected is how badly kentucky was beat. the final course is 78-39. one of the most lopsided victories at halftime it was 44-18. what does that speech sound like? >> have fun, guys. what was more interesting in adding insult to injury, he had to guard here. dax ter miles jr. tweeted out this. sa absolute them to getting the 36-0. >> devin booker put out 36 and won. the battle of the freshmen and looks like he made a shot. how did it work out for miles jr.? he scored zero points and at the free-throw line twice and missed them both. not a good night for him. you are at 62 points and look at willie and myself. starting to take form by sunday night. we will go to the final four. these will be much different. >> they don't remember. >> they are doing pretty good. that says it all. >> who are is at the controls in the wake of disaster in france. what can be done to scre

you still lead but me and willie geist going to get you. march madness picked up.we know half of the teams who make up the elite eight. arizona, wisconsin, notre dame. >> good pick on that. >> thank you. they all won. they are high seeded. somewhat expected but what wasn't expected was that lopsided victory of how badly kentucky would beat west virginia. 78-39, one of the most lopsided in sweet 16 history. at halftime it was 44-18. boy what does that speech sound like. have fun, guys. what was even more interesting in adding insult to injury before the game started he had the guard here tweeting out this. salute them to getting to 36-0. but tomorrow they are going to be 36-1. poking the beast there. >> how did that work out for you? >> not so good. after the game this is devin booker. 36 and won. the battle of the two freshmen. looks like he made a shot. how did it work out for miles jr., scored zero points, at the free-throw line twice, missed them both. look at willie, myself. starting to take form. by sunday night we're going to know the final four. and these li

i'm willie geist with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall. >> wishful thinking.ek that's into the tunnel. >> did you see the story about that? >> a little bit of a controversy. an old portrait of president clinton. if you look at it there, the artist said he incorporated a shadow to the left of president clinton. you see it against the mantle. he said it is of a blue dress on a mannequin in the window. it's a reference to the infamous blue dress worn by monica lewinsky representing a shadow across clinton's presidency. >> i was aware it was a blue dress that had a certain echo, let's say, of history that we are aware of. >> the portrait before this was famous for not having a wedding band on his hand. this is in the basement that goes on rotation. the president and mrs. clinton did not respond to a request for comments on this. this is an official portrait. he unveiled it himself and pulled the cloth down. >> he liked it at the time. >> he didn't know the detail. it's too much editorializing by the artist. >> yeah. we are not excusing any of his behavior but you

. >> from nbc news this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron halldio 1a. natalie is out this morning on assignment. a great vacation. we were in florida for a full week and the kids were doing nothing. that was awesome. it's good to be back over the weekend and we were watching the final four. wisconsin gets kentucky with an awesome game eeked by notre dame in a great game. duke will play michigan state. the only team that is not the final. you can call it an underdog. they beat louisville yesterday. part of the celebration we are trying to find financiers they were chucking bagels around. let us know what's up with the bagels. >> to michigan state, the police tweeted this. guys, what's with the bagels. >> and no one replied? with social media you would think the answer would be on twitter. >> high and low. >> how are we doing bracket-wise? >> matt is in first with an asterisk because we know jack. >> lauer is a lauer. we are tied. they flip on a dime. all the ladies were in the league and all the guys responded. >> i have no idea why and i didn't r

. >> senator kaine, it's willie geist. you have a big hearing today.nt's request to use force against isis. what are your primary concerns about that request going into the hearing today? >> willie i think there are about three or four issues that committee members will grapple with. first, what is the strategy in syria? much more complicated than iraq. second, is the three-year sunset is that right? third, should this authorization touch on the 2001 authorization following 9/11 or should that be done separately? but the biggest concern will be the role of grown troops. and really ground troops are less about the troops themselves and more about the mission. i think many of us believe what king abdullah of jordan has recently told us whatamerica, this isn't your fight. this is our fight. and if we're willing to go all in against our own region's extreme i feel we want your help. but if you turn it into america against isil suddenly you change this and you may create a recruiting bonanza. >> senator tim kaine, thank you very much. andrea, we'll see you

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take from al roker, natalie morales e willie geist,is the first week we felt that spring break. >> this starts. for example, my son is off the next two weeks for spring break and my daughter is off i think the week of easter. different school systems across the country. >> i love these. they are loud. >> they bring the energy. >> the noise. tamron is off "today." i will start with three piece of video. did you see the buffalo? >> not yet. >> this is up close and personal. this is a drive through zoo. this is at washington state. you can roll down the window. i don't know if you are supposed to feed them. >> you are allowed to. just bread. >> that's just a tongue to be reckoned with. >> if you give them bread, where is the rest of the sandwich. >> whoa! back off. whoa! >> he's really getting in there. >> he got some action. >> dark natalie early this week. >> natalie, that's like -- >> when you see something that prompts you. >> just because you see it, doesn't mean you have to say something about it. you are venturing into my territory

. >> senator couldn't it is willie geist. i just had a question for you.clear you don't like the terms of the deal that's being debated right now between john kerry and iran. what would an acceptable deal look like to you? >> complete nuclear disarmament pie iran. >> you they are not gonna do that, right? >> just likely, ya and south africa completely disarmed when they wanted to rejoin the treaty -- the world in repudiating their own nuclear weapons program. iran has a very clear and simple path. they can simply -- they can simply disarm their nuclear weapons program and allow complete and true inspections. as prime minister netanyahu said last week, if they want to be treated like a normal nation they should act like a normal nation. not the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. >> senator, you and i both know iran is not going to agree to that deal. what is the next step? would you be comfortable with a military confrontation with iran? >> well, like a majority of americans, i think we have to have a credible threat of military force on the table.

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamronwith us. how is everybody doing? >> good. >> spring is just 14 days away. we turn the block ahead. >> wearing a pink suit. >> it's a summer jacket. >> why? >> i thought it might be a bit much. >> pink with blue in it. suddenly i look like it. >> that would make our lives. that means spring has sprung. >> explain that. the viewer pointed out we know it's spring when al breaks out the pink. >> one of the stories that took us all by surprise is harrison ford story. i don't know if you saw this. he took off in a vintage world war two era plane and a long time pilot who reported engine trouble. he radioed the tower asking for her mission to return to the airport due to the engine failure. he landed on a golf course clipping a tree. doctors were out playing golf and rushed over to help him. they stabilize him and get him to the report where he is in moderate to fair condition. we don't know the extent but this is a guy. he had flown that plane before d when he had engine trouble, he had to p

winning columnist and associate eder of "the washington post," msnbc plit analyst eugene robinson willie geistin cleaning up what's inside the capitol, but yez-was -- >> that was -- >> a short hour for one hour everybody in washington forgot it. it's mika's favorite leader across the globe. bebe netanyahu. >> i don't have a problem with him. i think he made a mockery of us and -- >> right willie? just for one hour. >> i was going to say, it was totally striking i thought. whatever you thought about the content. speech to have him walking down through the aisle, go up to the podium and dliver what amounted to a state of the union address. i mean he was standing there with both houses of congress pounding the podium but going after our president of the united states. it was a remarkable moment in the congress. >> yes it was. >> it really was remarkable. >> in the elevator bob woodward summed it up. kind of strange to see bebe netanyahu making a war speech in front of our congress. thank you so much. the republicans. thank you. >> he's not the first, and democrats showed up too. he's not the firs

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, andr plaza. >> good morning and welcome to a tuesday morning, march 24th 2015. al and tamron hall and jenna bush haeger. natalie and willie are off. we want to send our thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the plane crash the germanwings airline a budget airline operated by lufthansa. an a 320 crashed on the way from barcelona to dusseldorf, germany. we are watching this and we will have the latest developments on msnbc and we will update you here on nbc as the details become available. sad story. >> it is. another story we are talking about is angelina jolie is revealing a decision in an op ed to say she had surgery to remove her ovaries and falobepian tubes. she had inflammatory markers that were elevated and could be a sign of early cancer. she lost her mother to cancer and two years ago because she is at a high risk, she had a preventive mastectomy after she found out she carried a mutation in a gene. part of the op ed she said it's not possible on to remove all risk. i remain pr

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and25th 2015. along with matt, glad to have you back. >> willie is off today. >> we have new names. >> will this keep changing? >> you have a whirl wind week and it will continue. >> satly. i'm in for a day and in miami with a gloria estefan concert. >> sadly. >> you are missing the kids and a lot of work this week. >> keep going. >> luckily you are not going by bus. >> the incredible videos and this is out of brazil. take a look at this road that is about to collapse. the passengers fortunately were able to get off the bus just in time. so the road gives way and the bus gets sucked under into flash floods. fortunately the drivers saw what was happening and got everybody out of the bus in time but that is just crazy. it opens up as the bus got in. >> it got stuck and started opening up. you can see it here. it holds up. everybody gets off. >> and then that happened moments later. >> smart bus driver who realized the danger that was determining. another piece of video. no one saw this comi

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, andfirst day of spring. 6:45? >> 6:45 this evening. it is kind of a freaky friday kind of day. >> it is wild out there, isn't it? >> in case you are wondering why we have a plate of warm cookies -- >> they're warm cookies. >> they don't know at home they're warm. >> we'll tell them. >> let's explain. go to the tape. >> oh. >> i check in to hotels under the name deejay warm cookies. >> whoa! >> you really do? in. >> whoa whoa whoa. >> is miss warm cookies here? >> we have this fish bowl and celebrities put questions in. the question was what is your porn name. i don't have one. >> what's the first test -- >> there is a formula. >> yes. >> so then i reveal i dated a musician who dubbed me deejay warm cookies -- >> was there a reason -- i don't want to know. >> the reason is because i love warm cookies. >> you were dating a rapper. >> yeah. >> some guy. a folk artist. >> but yes. now everyone is saying #deejay warmcookies. i have to think of a new name now. what's your alias? >> based on tha